The Central Michigan Chippewas will not achieve a 3-0 start to the season for the fifteenth year in a row, as they fall to 2-1 (0-0 MAC) after a painful loss to the Syracuse Orange.
Painful is the operative word in the previous sentence, as the Chippewas gave up 31 unanswered points over two and a half quarters of play to lose on the road 41-17.
It was certainly a crash back to reality for the Chippewas after a game vs. Kansas where they looked nearly unstoppable on offense, exploding for 45 points.